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The 2021 Pacific Northwest floods were a series of floods that affected British Columbia, Canada, and parts of neighboring Washington state in the United States. The flooding and numerous mass wasting events were caused by a Pineapple Express, a type of atmospheric river, which brought heavy rain to parts of southern British Columbia and northwestern United States.
A 20-month period from January 2020 to August 2021 recorded the least rainfall since 1895. [25] Lake Powell hit record low levels in July 2021, [26] [27] and due to Lake Mead dropping so low, water restrictions were imposed. [28] By mid-August 2021, Iowa was facing extreme drought. [29] [30] Drought also affected over 85% of Mexico. [31]
January and the new year began with a storm system moving from the Gulf of Mexico to the Northeast on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. It produced a swath of wintry weather extending over 2,000 miles, and the system also produced up to 2 feet (24 in) of snow and over 0.5 inches (13 mm) of ice in some areas. [ 11 ]
Additional rainfall totals could range between 1-2.5 inches in some areas along the central and nort However, a stretch of dry weather may be on the horizon later this week for portions of Central ...
Floodwaters in the Pacific Northwest have inundated homes, forced rescues and shuttered schools as a trio of deluges set rainfall records. Floodwaters rush through several Pacific Northwest towns ...
Looking back at last December, records show that both Seattle and Portland collected higher-than-average rainfall totals, ending the final month of 2022 with between 130-150% of their typical ...
The 2021–22 North American winter was not as significant and record-breaking as the previous winter season.Despite this, several notable and significant events still occurred, including two separate record-breaking tornado outbreaks in mid-December, a significant winter storm in the South in mid-January, a powerful blizzard that impacted the Northeast coast at the end of January and a wide ...
At least 5 to 10 inches of rainfall is forecast along the coastal areas of Oregon, Washington and northwestern California. For higher elevations, as much as 1 to 3 feet of snow is expected to ...